Speaking of the founding general Han Xianchu, I believe that I understand that friends in the history of the Liberation War all know Han Xianchu, who was a member of the Fourth Field Army in the Liberation War. Due to his outstanding military achievements, when he was awarded the rank in 1955, he was specially promoted to the rank of general by Grandpa Mao. Originally, at that time, the appraisal team gave Han Xianchu the rank of lieutenant general, but after the approval of Grandpa Mao, he said; Han Yougong, Zhongjin Shang. Being able to be promoted out of the ordinary shows how much General Han Xianchu made to the victory of the Liberation War.
During the Liberation War, he served as the commander of the third column of the Northeast Field Army, and because the unit was under the leadership of General Han Xianchu and made many achievements in the northeast battlefield, it was regarded by the generals of the Nationalist Army as the most difficult unit to deal with. You don't know when Han Xianchu's troops will appear and when they will leave, it is like a whirlwind, coming and going without a trace, and over time, the third column is known as a whirlwind column, and the commander Han Xianchu is also called a whirlwind commander. In fact, this also proves that the third column led by Han Xianchu moved quickly, which was equivalent to a mechanized unit.
After the reorganization of the troops, the third column was reorganized into the 40th Army, and the commander was General Han Xianchu. At this time, the 40th Army had four division commanders, but there were also two tiger generals, who were known as the right and left arms of General Han Xianchu. However, as the whirlwind commander Han Xianchu's two tiger generals, you know! Later, after the founding of the country, did both of them confer any military ranks?
The commander of the 118th Division (renamed from the former Seventh Division) under the 40th Army was General Deng Yue. He was also a general who could fight well, and he was also a tiger general that General Han Xianchu relied on in war. The 118th Division, on the northeast battlefield, is the main lion, good at attacking, blasting and night fighting, and has a brave fighting style. In addition, under the leadership of division commander Deng Yue, he dared to fight a hard battle and a vicious battle, and at the same time won the reputation of "storm".
Division commander Deng Yue also followed General Han Xianchu in his southern expedition to the north, fighting liaoshen, crossing the river, hengbao, liberating Hainan Island, and the battle of Hainan Island, making outstanding contributions to the cause of the liberation of the Chinese people. In the subsequent Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he took the lead in firing the first shot to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and won the victory of the "First Battle of the Volunteer Army's Entry into Korea", and at that time he also served as the deputy commander of the 40th Army. On the Korean battlefield, Deng Yue was also one of the first generals to enter the DPRK, and did not return to China until the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. He is one of the volunteer tiger generals who played the whole process. After returning to China, he served as commander of the military district, and was awarded the rank of major general, as well as the commander of the 38th Army.
Xu Guofu, commander of the 119th Division under the 40th Army, was also a fierce general, and he was also one of the more important generals of the commander Han Xianchu. On the northeast battlefield, he led the unit on the battlefield of western Liaoning, and met Liao Yaoxiang's starting unit, the newly formed 22nd Division, which was the ace of the Nationalist army and was known as the Tiger Head Division, but when it met Xu Guofu, the Tiger Division became a sick cat and was finally annihilated on the battlefield of Western Liaoning. This battle was also a highlight of General Xu Guofu's military career. In addition, when pursuing and annihilating the Gui bai chongxi clique, Xu Guofu commanded the 119th division of the 40th army to march rapidly after three days and nights into the Yangjiaqiao area southwest of Hengyang, intercepted the main force of the 7th Army of Bai Chongxi's concubines who wanted to flee south to Qiyang, and fought a fierce blockade battle. Both battles were classic battles in General Xu Guofu's revolutionary career.
After winning the victory in the War of Liberation, Xu Guofu also participated in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and like Deng Yue, he did not return to China until the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. After that, he served as deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region, deputy commander of the Wuhan Military Region, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.